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by chicob 8y ago
It feels great when I read something that, somehow, I always believed but could not exactly articulate. I know people that believe that, most of the time, the best way to respond to unreasonable or irrational petitions is to do it by means
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by chicob 8y ago
That is certainly a part of the problem. It amplifies the apparent relevance of erroneous perspectives and furthers the idea that expertise is at hand's reach for laypeople.
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by chicob 8y ago
This is exactly the kind of excellent initiative that can save lives and benefit lots of patients, that could also, in principle, be completely obliterated by ISDS rulings.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISDS
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by chicob 8y ago
> The erosion of trust is _because_ of the poor quality of scientific findings produced by Science the institution (particularly in select fields). So it would seem, if we considered Nutrition Science alone. But that does not explain the
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by chicob 8y ago
I do believe that many of the findings of nutrition science are half baked, provably contradictory, and ignore a plethora of factors that play a role in the interaction between food and health. But there's another bazooka in the room:
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by chicob 8y ago
This article raises a lot of suspicion, and it has many of the hallmarks of bad reporting. - The Vice piece is shallow and didn't investigate the claims and arguments of the cited article (And what's with the authors photo? Is Zin
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by chicob 8y ago
But in that case it still looks like an effective way of fighting that business model.
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by chicob 8y ago
Let's just call it raisinance.
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by chicob 8y ago
I hope RSS keeps being provided for most sites. I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I keep track thanks to RSS. Most podcasting platforms behave the same way: they put themselves in between listeners and broadcasters and limit the way people
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by chicob 8y ago
Cool. I think I have some use for this.
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> there is no idea , it's just pure ornament Exactly. It feels like a complete void. I was trying to find examples of a kind or architecture that is the complete opposite, thought of F. L. Wright, and found this: https:/&#x
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by chicob 8y ago
Without questioning her skill and professionalism, I don't really like any of her buildings, because I don't like unnecessary, uncalled-for shape. Today, architecture has a whole new range of possibilities thanks to new materials
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by chicob 8y ago
The possibilities for Star Wars puns are endless. There are alternative explanations that theorized that the 2nd law is not linear for extremely weak forces.[1] Thus, two masses that were sufficiently far apart would experience an attractio
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by chicob 8y ago
In desktop Firefox there is a dark background option, which is my favorite, along with serif font. I used to postpone my reading list until reading mode came about, because the white screen is just too much sometimes.
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by chicob 8y ago
I often use the reader mode in Firefox. Although it is not the same as a dark mode for a whole webpage, it is pretty good at removing clutter and making a web text easier to read. With the added bonus that there are no permissions involved
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by chicob 8y ago
I use this in measuring field areas. Like the text reads, this is Green's Theorem. The area of a triangle ABC can be determined by doing the cross product of any of the vectors that are the translation from a vertex to another (e.g. AB
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by chicob 8y ago
The fact that no one can remember a reason for why mosquitoes should not be exterminated is not a reason in favor of total extermination. The Four Pests Campaign is thought to have contributed significantly for the death of around 30 millio
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by chicob 8y ago
There are no known cultivars of olive that are resistant to X. fastidiosa. Phylloxera attacks the root, and so grafting with resistant stocks protects the scion. In the case of X. fastidiosa, the bacteria can spread on the whole adult struc
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by chicob 8y ago
I know nothing about agriculture in the Caribbean, but I would suggest taking advantage of the local produce and starting there. Do you have any ideas on what you want to grow? I checked the Caribbean Agriculture Agricultural Research and D
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by chicob 8y ago
The irrigation controls have a direct and significant impact in yield. Other tools raise profitability by contributing to greater efficacy and less waste. The pH meter, for example, pretty much payed itself the first time it was used.
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by chicob 8y ago
The wild variety (Olea oleaster) is not as messy.
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by chicob 8y ago
No. But I did some research on tree-like hierarchical associative memories. They have branches and all!
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They're in different fields. Almond trees are more susceptible to soil moisture and need better drainage. Pest control is different, and having them all together means farmers would have to spray both crops for a problem only one of t
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by chicob 8y ago
Yes. Climate change has brought difficulties in weather forecasting and dam management. Major rivers in Portugal have their sources in Spain, which gives this country a relative position of power in water storage in times of need. In the pa
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by chicob 8y ago
Segundo sei havia mais árvores de fruto: laranjais, pomares, figueiras, e também amendoais. Os olivais eram de sequeiro, e no meio fazia-se cereal.
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by chicob 8y ago
Yes: not considering everything that comes with a tractor these days, it's basically irrigation programmers, pH meters, humidity probes, sonars and speed-adjustment controllers for sprayers. I hope someday I will be able to show HN som
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Subsidizing old-style agriculture has two major benefits in my opinion: i) it allows for a smoother transition towards more advanced practices without crushing regular farmers and ii) it helps containing production surpluses, which has been
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Here it is: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/environment/a-blas...
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by chicob 8y ago
I really like Hacker News, and I usually read my tech-related news here first. Farming is kind of the family business, and I love it. I am also a physicist by training, and thus my interest in technology in general. Agriculture is becoming
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by chicob 8y ago
Olá! I don't think it will matter, because many times the problem starts at the nursery. There are many nurseries, both inside the EU but also outside, like Morocco for example. When orchards are being installed across the country, it

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